Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co. has opened a new passenger-car tyre plant in China’s Hangzhou. Located in Qiantang New District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, the 300,000 sq m plant site will produce 9 million passenger car tyres/year. Construction of the new China…
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Contitech to cut further jobs; relocate to lower cost countries
Faced with competition, especially from China, German auto/tyre maker Continental says it is planning additional global measures within its ContiTech sector, which is involved in the manufacturing of belts/hoses utilised across various industries, to achieve a competitive cost level. Early this year…
JK Tyre launches embedded smart tyres in India
In what it says is a significant step for connected mobility in India, JK Tyre & Industries has launched the country’s first Embedded Smart Tyres designed for passenger vehicles. Developed in-house and produced at its Banmore plant in Madhya Pradesh,…
Smithers to expand rolling-resistance testing in China
US-based testing and consulting group Smithers says it is expanding its tyre testing operations in China with three new capabilities designed to better replicate real-world driving conditions. The investment will enhance the company’s rolling-resistance testing at its Suzhou tyre and…
Vredestein expands in India with retail outlet In Coimbatore
Apollo Tyres Ltd has opened the first ‘exclusive retail outlet’ for its premium European tyre brand, Vredestein, in Coimbatore, southern India. This strategic initiative was executed in partnership with Sri Subham Tyres and Alignment, which will host the new store. The brand initially entered the…
Perpetuus proposes graphene-based 6PPD replacement for tyres/elastomers
Jumping on the bandwagon of replacing 6PPD chemical, graphene tech firm Perpetuus Advanced Materials has announced a breakthrough in the global effort to eliminate 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q), the highly toxic by-product of 6PPD, a chemical widely used in tyres and synthetic…
Flexsys develops alternative to 6PPD for use in tyres
US tyre additives solutions provider Flexsys says that it has developed the industry’s first viable alternative to 6PPD. This alternative chemistry, the result of years of intensive research by Flexsys and collaboration with federal and independent research laboratories, is designed…
TyreXpo Asia 2026 returns to Bangkok; to debut AutoMROtive exhibition
The 15th edition of TyreXpo Asia Bangkok will take place from 13 – 15 May 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. This highly anticipated edition not only marks the return of TyreXpo Asia to Bangkok but also introduces AutoMROtive, a trade exhibition…
Gemspring completes acquisition of Goodyear’s polymer biz for US$650 mn
Gemspring Capital Management, a middle-market private equity firm, has announced that an affiliate has completed the acquisition of tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s polymer chemicals business, for a purchase price of US$650 million, subject to adjustments. At the…
NASA researchers work on space-bound technology for tyres
US space agency NASA might soon change the way we drive on planet Earth. At its Glenn Research Centre in Cleveland, Ohio, engineers have developed a groundbreaking wheel technology designed for tackling extreme conditions on the Moon and Mars. Now,…